Hip Hop Artists in China Add American Rap Language and Culture in Their Rap music

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“Made in China” is a Chinese rap music. The lyrics contain Chinese and English, and the singers add rhymes of both languages in some words and sentences. Meanwhile, the artists mix Chinese and American hiphop culture together. This song also represents a group of Chinese rappers try to break some traditional “rules” in mainstream culture.

Posted by Shanshan He on June 30, 2018

Tags:
Mandarin Chinese;
Hip Hop;
Multilingualism;
Code-switching;
Youth

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